InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0780)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-04-15 · CVE-2014-0780
InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, allowing for remote code execution. CISA added CVE-2014-0780 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 15, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 6, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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